Bangladesh U-19 all-rounder Rizan Hossan has declared conflict with India U-19 as he demanded a repeat of final yr’s closing within the ongoing Below-19 Asia Cup 2025. Rizan Hossan has additionally despatched a stern warning to India’s batting sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi.
Hossan has made it clear that the Bangladesh U-19 crew is absolutely ready to maintain Vaibhav Suryavanshi silent after they face the India U-19 facet within the event. The seam-bowling all-rounder, who performed a key function in Bangladesh’s title-winning run final yr, believes that his facet has sufficient match-winners to deal with the teenage powerhouse.
Bangladesh plan to silence Vaibhav Suryavanshi once more
Notably, Bangladesh had already thrashed India on the Below-19 Asia Cup 2024 closing, the place Suryavanshi was dismissed for simply 9 runs after they executed their plans in opposition to him with precision. Now, forward of their first recreation within the event, Rizan insisted that his crew has the firepower to cease Vaibhav Suryavanshi once more and defend their title.
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The 14-year-old batting sensation has been in gorgeous type throughout the codecs this season. He just lately lit up Eden Gardens in the course of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025 by smashing an unbeaten 108 off solely 61 balls, that includes seven fours and 7 sixes for Bihar.
With this knock, the left-handed batter turned the youngest participant ever to attain a century within the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, proving that age isn’t any barrier to his expertise. And now on Friday, December 12, Vaibhav smashed one other century (171) to kick off this version in fashion.
We now have gamers who can cease him: Rizan Hossan
However the Bangladesh crew stays unfazed, as Rizan burdened that the crew believes strongly in one another, similar to they did throughout final yr’s title-winning marketing campaign.
Rizan Hossan was quoted as saying by the Instances of India: “Why not? (On stopping Suryavanshi). We now have star gamers on the facet. Each single participant on the facet is a match-winner. All of us backed one another in each second final yr, and that is why we went on to win the title. I’m assured Bangladesh will win their second title on the trot this yr.”
The younger all-rounder added, “Vaibhav Suryavanshi is a star cricketer. We now have seen his performances in latest occasions. He’s in sensible type. However now we have gamers who can cease him. We simply wish to go to the center and carry out our greatest. Final yr’s celebration remains to be alive for all of us. We nonetheless really feel that second. However that’s the previous now. It is a recent journey, and I’m assured that Bangladesh will come out with flying colours.”
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We solely wish to face India within the closing: Rizan Hossan
He reiterated that they need India within the Below-19 Asia Cup 2025 closing, they usually wish to beat them once more. Hossan signed off by saying, “I’m assured Bangladesh will attain the ultimate. The one crew we wish to face within the closing is India, and we wish to beat them once more.”
Earlier than dealing with India within the subsequent spherical, Bangladesh should beat Group B opponents Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. India U-19 is at present dealing with UAE within the event opener, and they’re set for an enormous win over the hosts on the ICC Cricket Academy in Dubai.
